Highland Kitchen Makes 'Difficult' Decision To Close For Winter

SOMERVILLE, MA — An award-winning Somerville restaurant has made the "difficult" decision to hibernate this winter. Highland Kitchen owners Marci Joy and Mark Romano slammed the state for "not helping restaurants" in a statement on the restaurant's Instagram page Friday, saying the decision to temporarily close came after they "tried to hold on as long as possible."

"We have been unable to get any rent relief, and we all know @mass.gov is not helping restaurants," the statement read in part. "Hibernation is the only way Highland Kitchen can get through this winter with the hope of reopening in the spring."

Highland Kitchen will close after business hours on Sunday, Dec. 13. It joins a growing number of area restaurants that have gone into hibernation until the weather is nicer or a treatment for the coronavirus is widely available.

Dali Restaurant & Tapas Bar announced last weekend that Sunday, Dec. 6 was its last day of business for the near future. Daddy Jones Bar and Spoke Wine Bar closed to in-person dining at the start of the month to plan for spring.

Sligo Pub in Davis Square previously closed after Halloween.